Is Tony Giarratano the Tigers future at shortstop?
Carlos Guillen has been a great shortstop for the Tigers for the past three years and I’d love nothing more to see him continue to perform at that position moving forward for many more years. For the Tigers he has consistently batted above .318, garnered an All Star berth and is, as Leyland says, one of the smartest players on the team. On the other hand, Carlos has many factors working against him filling the Tigers shortstop role on a consistent basis moving forward. First there is the fact that he is a free agent at the end of the 2007 season. I’ve discussed the contract issues here before but this is really a minor barrier for Carlos. I see no way around Detroit signing Guillen for at least an extra two years; he’s worth it and he deserves it but this might not be enough to provide real security at shortstop. Guillen is by no means old for his position. Their are seven other starting shortstops in the MLB that are of equal or greater age than Carlos but age is starting to show with
